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Modify User

Description

Modify the name or default data policy for a user.

Note:

If an optional request parameter is not included, the previous setting is retained.

Requests

Syntax

PUT http[s]://{datapathDNSname}/_rest_/user/{user UUID, name, or other unique attribute}/[?default_data_policy_id={string}] [&name={string}]

To determine the UUID for a user, see Get Users.

Request Parameters 

Parameter	Description	Required
default_data_ policy_id	The UUID, name, or other unique attribute for the default data policy used if no data policy is specified when this user creates a bucket.	no
name	The new username for the user.	no

Responses

Response Elements

<Data>
   <AuthId>{string}</AuthId>
   <DefaultDataPolicyId>{string}</DefaultDatePolicyId>
   <Id>{string}</Id>
   <Name>{string}</Name>
   <SecretKey>{string}</SecretKey>
</Data>

where the response elements are defined as follows:

Parameter	Description
Data	The container for the response.
AuthId	The S3 access ID assigned to the user.
DefaultDataPolicy Id	The default data policy used if no data policy is specified when this user creates a bucket.
Id	The UUID for the user.
Name	The username of the user.
SecretKey	The S3 secret key assigned to the user.

Example

Sample Request

This request modifies the user with the username “user1” to use the default data policy “Accounting”.

POST http://blackpearl-hostname/_rest_/user/user1/?default_data_policy_id=Accounting HTTP/1.1

Sample Response

HTTP/1.1 200 OK

<Data>
   <AuthId>c381Y3RyYQ==</AuthId>
   <DefaultDataPolicyId>
      0b6ef313-09d3-4a40-b43e-f4cb01b352ad
   </DefaultDataPolicyId>
   <Id>b136c431-a59e-413e-b03f-23f7b841ac25</Id>
   <Name>user1</Name>
   <SecretKey>grHkEdE5</SecretKey>
</Data>